College turbine project hits speed bump

A question of jurisdiction from the Old King’s Highway committee has halted preparation work for Cape Cod Community College’s 380-foot wind turbine project.

The Barnstable Old King's Highway Historic District Committee believes the project requires a certificate of appropriateness in order to proceed. The entire college campus falls within the historic district, which extends from Route 6 northward.

At its Sept. 9 meeting, the local committee requested that the building commissioner place issue a cease and desist order while that question is resolved.

"It's in the hands of the hands of the legal department at this point," committee chairperson Patricia Anderson said in a brief phone interview.

The turbine is planned at 380 feet wind tall. Site preparations are under way and the turbine itself is on its way from India, expected to arrive toward the end of October.